Things You Didn't Know About Seth Rogen

Wait, Superbad Was Based On Real Life? 12 Surprising Facts About Seth Rogen

After the huge success of Neighbors, we can't wait to revisit the hilarious couple played by Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne, and their troubles with hotheaded — and particularly rowdy — frat neighbors. This time, in Neighbors 2, they move to the suburbs, where the sorority next door follows them in their footsteps. If you haven't yet had the chance to check out the trailer, now is the time.

But there's a whole lot more to Seth Rogen — the goofy, likeable sidekick who has been front lining in seemingly every single Judd Apatow project since he starred in Freaks and Geeks over fifteen years ago. Did you know that Superbadwas based on Rogen's and his friend's own childhood or that he wrote a Simpsons episode with the very same friend? Here are 12 surprising facts about our favorite goofball who has been making us laugh for decades.

He went to Jewish summer camp

He started comedy at the age of 12

Seth Rogen and comedy go way back. He went to a comedy workshop at the young age of 12. He made jokes about bar mitzvahs (makes sense), his camp counsellors, and even his grandparents. And he was just getting started.

He paid his family's bills and moved them to L.A. at 16

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Freaks and Geeks was a huge deal at the time and when Seth Rogen made the cast by attending a local casting call at the age of 16, his dad lost his job and his mother quit hers. With his new substantial acting gig, he could afford to move his entire family to Los Angeles and pay all the bills. Pretty impressive considering that most people will never have that kind of money in their life time.

Superbad is based on his and his childhood's friend's lives

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The massive comedy hit Superbad was actually written by Seth Rogen and his childhood friend Evan Goldberg. They started writing the script when they were just 13 years old. He, of course, couldn't resist making an appearance. He pops up as a police officer investigating fake IDs.

Judd Apatow wanted him to star in Undeclared

At this point, Apatow and Rogen knew each other fairly well, having worked together for a couple of years. And Apatow saw the potential in him. If it wasn't for the network, Seth Rogen would have been featured front and center in the 2001 comedy Undeclared. Fellow Canadian Jay Baruchel got to play the main role instead.

His movie debut was in Donnie Darko

Long before his big break in Knocked Up, Seth Rogen actually had a minor role in cult classic Donnie Darko. 16 years old at the time, he played a pretty forgettable sidekick – a role that didn't get him an awful lot of exposure.

He and his childhood friend wrote a Simpsons episode

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The Simpsons episode titled "Homer the Whopper" (Ep. 442) was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. They both admitted (unsurprisingly) that they were "obsessed fans" of the show. It was the second Simpsons episode to feature a celebrity guest.

He used to really hate Justin Bieber

Seth Rogen has spoken publicly about his hate for fellow Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. "All jokes aside, Justin Bieber is a piece of shit" he wrote in a tweet back in 2014. But he buried the beef on Ellen last November and said the situation was "all his fault."